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Dr. Daniel K. Apple President, Pacific Crest
Dr. Apple is the founder and president of Pacific Crest, an educational consulting and publishing firm established in 1985. He is one of the foremost experts on Process Education™, an educational philosophy focusing on developing students’ learning skills and creating self-growers.
Dr. Apple’s background is interdisciplinary with an undergraduate degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz in Mathematics, Chemistry, and Information Science, an M.S. from Syracuse University in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, and a Ph.D. from SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry specializing in Public Policy and Analysis.
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Dr. Joann Horton
is the Chief Operating Officer of Pacific Crest. She
brings more than thirty years experience in higher
education institutions and state government in
instruction, academic administration, and senior executive
leadership, including the college presidency. As a senior
executive at several colleges, Joann led organizational
change by improving program quality and student outcomes. Joann has
worked throughout her career as a change agent and leader,
consistently supporting best practices and continuous
improvement in performance for all levels of academic
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Dr.
Wendy Duncan
is the Dean of Pharmacy at the St. Louis
College of Pharmacy. Dr. Duncan spearheaded the
development of a new Admissions Assessment
process that has been published in the
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
while at the University of Toronto, where she served
variously as Chair of both the Admissions and Curriculum
Committees. Dr.
Duncan has published many peer-reviewed papers,
book chapters, presentations, and abstracts. She is widely
recognized as a leader and expert in Process Education. |
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About Pacific Crest
Pacific Crest is an educational consulting and publishing company working to
improve the quality of educational outcomes by focusing on five key processes:
teaching, learning, mentoring, curriculum design, and assessment.
During the past 20 years, Pacific Crest has:
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visited more than 1,800 colleges and universities
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facilitated faculty development events for more than 12,000 faculty across all
disciplines
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publicly demonstrated process-oriented teaching and learning with more than
20,000 students in classroom situations
Pacific Crest
906 Lacey Ave., Suite 211 Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 737 - 1067
inquiries@pcrest.com
www.pcrest.com
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